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. >> that's possible, but -- >> the lines are really drawn here, but president obama won the election. doesn't that buy him some capital here? >> oh, sure, and i think the fact that boehner comes right to the table, already doing interviews. republicans have wasted no time led by boehner saying there should be compromise and there's going to be a deal. we'll have to give on something. we might have to give a percent or two, but republicans aren't going to compromise their values. we're in this for the long haul. we believe in low taxes. we're not trading in all of our values because of one election result tuesday. we still hold half the cards in this town. people talk like the republican party is extinct. we control the house of representatives. >> no one is asking anyone to compromise core values. if there's a mandate, certainly raising taxes on the wealthy was one, but the biggest mandate was let's solve our big problems. we can't go over that fiscal cliff. both sides got that message, so they really have to work together. you don't have to give up everything you believe in, but you
. >> that's possible, but -- >> the lines are really drawn here, but president obama won the election. doesn't that buy him some capital here? >> oh, sure, and i think the fact that boehner comes right to the table, already doing interviews. republicans have wasted no time led by boehner saying there should be compromise and there's going to be a deal. we'll have to give on something. we might have to give a percent or two, but republicans aren't going to compromise their...
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john: but i am told now obama has a mandate republicans should honor it. >> he got 9 million fewer votes last night that seems to undermine the notion of a mandate. he had four years and 9,000,004 days to were people showed up. >> people said this is a mandate. not just health care when freedom came up with men said it means freedom over my bodyand freedom to choose. >> that means the government should force might employer to pay for my medical and birth control choices. nobody is threatening anybody is right to choose. >> last night they said telegrams would go away, no one is insured, no one can afford college and abortion absolutely a legal immediately. john: most people answered not freedom to choose but obamacare? i will get health care now. >> somehow it is free but did understand you have fewer choices under the single payer system. universal health care is the timate goal. >> it is not free. you pay for it in different way. >> i ask somebody if the hotel last have three wi-fi. of course, not i am asking is the cost included in the list price. john: i do not want you and my hotel.
john: but i am told now obama has a mandate republicans should honor it. >> he got 9 million fewer votes last night that seems to undermine the notion of a mandate. he had four years and 9,000,004 days to were people showed up. >> people said this is a mandate. not just health care when freedom came up with men said it means freedom over my bodyand freedom to choose. >> that means the government should force might employer to pay for my medical and birth control choices....
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president obama and the republican speaker made their views known on the upcoming fiscal cleiff approaches. both men agreed on the urgency to act. the devil is in the details. >> ladies and gentlemen, that the president and the vice- president of the united states. >> del left the supporters fool you, he knows there is no honeymoon the second time around. he is straight into a living and economic crisis in demanding compromise from politicians. dodge the american people understand we will have differences in disagreements in the months to come. they get back. but on tuesday, they said loud and clear that they won't tolerate this function for politicians that view compromise as a dirty word when americans are out of work, families and small business owners are still struggling to pay the bills. >> automatic tax rises and cuts to government spending could take more than $600 billion out of the economy, leading to 2.1 million jobs lost shrinking by half a percent sign. such a prospect has spooked global markets. riding high on re-election euphoria, democrats claim a popular mandate, he insist
president obama and the republican speaker made their views known on the upcoming fiscal cleiff approaches. both men agreed on the urgency to act. the devil is in the details. >> ladies and gentlemen, that the president and the vice- president of the united states. >> del left the supporters fool you, he knows there is no honeymoon the second time around. he is straight into a living and economic crisis in demanding compromise from politicians. dodge the american people understand...
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the obama campaign is more -- but the gains in florida had been a republican strong hold for decades. he got 35% of the cuban-american vote. that was considered a pretty good number. some polls showed him at 50%. you mentioned the puerto rican community. that community is growing by leaps and bounds. that's the fastest growing group in florida. they have supported republicans. they campaigned for jeb bush. they came out for former president george bush. they came out in droves for barack obama. so he just -- he just crushed it in those community. gwen: where was the miscalculation, dan? say in ohio? >> the underestimation or the failure to deal with the auto bail out. if there is one thing that governor romney did was the auto bailout. the obama campaign almost from start to finish put an emphasis on that and remined people that governor romney had written an op sed for the "new york times" with the headline which he did not write but nunls the headline said let detroit go bankrupt. he also said you can kiss the automobile industry goodbye. so they talked up the success of the auto ba
the obama campaign is more -- but the gains in florida had been a republican strong hold for decades. he got 35% of the cuban-american vote. that was considered a pretty good number. some polls showed him at 50%. you mentioned the puerto rican community. that community is growing by leaps and bounds. that's the fastest growing group in florida. they have supported republicans. they campaigned for jeb bush. they came out for former president george bush. they came out in droves for barack obama....
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the republicans are radical and obama is really a conservative in terms of the things he advocates for. i would say there is a conflict that is probably going to be exacerbated. there will be a lot of tension between two things -- one is that the biggest influence of the tea party, their supporters, has come from defeating republican incumbents in republican primaries. for example, this year, richard lugar was defeated by instead a person was nominated who was a -- who defeated lugar and was a tea party person who said his idea of compromise was the democrats coming over to his point of view. in missouri, i have to limit that claire mccaskill is a very clever politician. she did spend $2 million of her own money to get todd akin the republican nomination. if the republicans -- what used to be called the republican establishment was more on their toes it would have done a lot more to make sure he did not get -- it turns out, not long after he was nominated it turns that he had been arrested many times demonstrating at abortion clinics in the 1980's. not what you really want in terms of
the republicans are radical and obama is really a conservative in terms of the things he advocates for. i would say there is a conflict that is probably going to be exacerbated. there will be a lot of tension between two things -- one is that the biggest influence of the tea party, their supporters, has come from defeating republican incumbents in republican primaries. for example, this year, richard lugar was defeated by instead a person was nominated who was a -- who defeated lugar and was a...
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i think the republicans don't have president obama to beat any more. number two, president obama doesn't have an election in front of him. number three i think the republicans more than the president know that they were hurt by not working on the other side. the gridlock in washington is the fault of the republicans. they need to come forth and not be the instructionists. boehner could be the real leader. all we're asking is revenue cuts. we know we have to have cuts. i think there is going to be something done in this lame duck session, and i think john boehner will step up and we'll move forward to the 21st century. >> cenk: some are worried that the grand bargaining is not progressive. more spending cuts than we have now even though there is sequestration. if this pore ports spending cuts. >> i'm not sure what you mean by the grand bargain. >> cenk: president obama proposed $3 in spending cuts for 1 dollar in tax revenue. >> you know, it depends on where the $3 come from. he wants to cut defense to some extent, maybe not as much as i would like to s
i think the republicans don't have president obama to beat any more. number two, president obama doesn't have an election in front of him. number three i think the republicans more than the president know that they were hurt by not working on the other side. the gridlock in washington is the fault of the republicans. they need to come forth and not be the instructionists. boehner could be the real leader. all we're asking is revenue cuts. we know we have to have cuts. i think there is going to...
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i think the was the first mistake was republicans assuming that the obama campaign could not recreate the electorate that elected him in 2008. there is no real difference in the composition of the electorate the elected hampered. in 2008, there was somewhat higher turnout. -- difference in the composition electedlectorate keepthat him. in 2008, there was somewhat higher turnout. we have to recognize those changes. there is a minority population that had an impact. together, there were 28% of the electorate. i looked at the nevada population numbers. did you know putt the hispanic population in nevada is growing 2% every year? between this election and the last election, it was an eight. growth. and if you look at the results in nevada, it was an eight. race. nevada was not a battle ground states. there is growing diversity in this country. the diversity is much younger. it defines the culture and the attitudes of the country. the second peace unless is unmarried women -- second piece of this is unmarried women. vote fore the women's obama is the same as it was in 2008, which is a big
i think the was the first mistake was republicans assuming that the obama campaign could not recreate the electorate that elected him in 2008. there is no real difference in the composition of the electorate the elected hampered. in 2008, there was somewhat higher turnout. -- difference in the composition electedlectorate keepthat him. in 2008, there was somewhat higher turnout. we have to recognize those changes. there is a minority population that had an impact. together, there were 28% of...
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are unhappy about obama still wanting to raise taxes on the wealthy just hours before the president's speech speaker boehner gave a press conference where he said he had a plan to increase revenue without raising taxes and in an interview with breitbart dot com senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said i know some people out there think tuesday's results mean republicans in washington are now going to roll over and agree to democrat demands that we hike tax rates before the end of the year that's all there is no truth to that notion whatsoever so are republicans willing to let america go off the fiscal cliff just to protect the wealthy from having to pay their fair share of taxes brian you have your hand up you are ready to go if you look at what happened the president say that he did not he was not going to negotiate on tax cuts for those making over two hundred thousand dollars a year so you have a president who's not giving much ground while individuals making over two hundred thousand families making over two hundred fifty thousand year so it doesn't seem like there's much compr
are unhappy about obama still wanting to raise taxes on the wealthy just hours before the president's speech speaker boehner gave a press conference where he said he had a plan to increase revenue without raising taxes and in an interview with breitbart dot com senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said i know some people out there think tuesday's results mean republicans in washington are now going to roll over and agree to democrat demands that we hike tax rates before the end of the year...
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we've got more work to do. . >> paul: that was president obama tuesday night promising to work with republicans on some big issues. the president wasn't exactly known for his bipartisanship in the first term, will the second be different? we're back with dan henninger, jason riley and kim strassel and james freeman also joins the panel. so, the president's second term's usually not successful. >> usually not. there are exceptions, but, what does the president need to make his better than the first. >> well, i'm certainly hoping that he was telling the truth when he spoke to the des moines register and told them he was going to push corporate tax reform to eliminate deductions and simplify without collecting revenue and work with republicans to get rid of necessary regulation. so if that's true and nothing in the first term to suggest that it is, then he might have a decent second term. >> paul: that's the thing, the question that i was talk to poei peggy noonan about, is he going to be magnanimoumagnanimo. >> i wouldn't expect-- but he does have a vested interest in getting some things done in
we've got more work to do. . >> paul: that was president obama tuesday night promising to work with republicans on some big issues. the president wasn't exactly known for his bipartisanship in the first term, will the second be different? we're back with dan henninger, jason riley and kim strassel and james freeman also joins the panel. so, the president's second term's usually not successful. >> usually not. there are exceptions, but, what does the president need to make his better...
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. >>> president obama challenges republicans to compromise to prevent a looming economic crisis now just weeks away. he says voters have shown they won't tolerate dysfunction. republicans are picking up the pieces after mitt romney's loss, more worried than ever about reaching beyond their white political base. >>> and after passage of a historic ballot measure, how soon will they be able to smoke marijuana legally just for fun? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room". >>> president obama says his re-election proves that americans want action on the economy, not just politics as usual: just days after his victory, he's laying out a framework for compromise with the republicans to avoid $600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax hikes in the next year. he says he's open to new ideas, but he warns the federal government can't cut its way to prosperity. >> if we're serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spending cuts with revenue. and that means asking the wealthest americans to pay a
. >>> president obama challenges republicans to compromise to prevent a looming economic crisis now just weeks away. he says voters have shown they won't tolerate dysfunction. republicans are picking up the pieces after mitt romney's loss, more worried than ever about reaching beyond their white political base. >>> and after passage of a historic ballot measure, how soon will they be able to smoke marijuana legally just for fun? we want to welcome our viewers in the united...
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republican congressman wants president obama to personally intervene to make sure all assets are deployed to the impacted region. uma. >> thank you very much. we'll be speaking with congressman michael grimm whose residents are frustrated at this hour. and turning to another store store making newings . in the cia, at the worst possible time. general david petraeus stepping down an the fbi probe uncovered an affair with a married biographer. >> the affair kale to light in a investigation. the fbi discovered paula broadwell had acess to general petraeus' account. they monitored the e-mails. although he was not under investigation there were concern of a security breach and broadwell was stalking him and they discovered the affair. and meanwhile petraeus who was the cia director for over a year was supposed to testify in the house and senate hearingings. now he will not testify. still law makers hope he will tell them at some point what he knows about the attack. >> i hope we don't have to subpeona the four star general. if he won't he will be subpeona. >> petraeus who was married to wife h
republican congressman wants president obama to personally intervene to make sure all assets are deployed to the impacted region. uma. >> thank you very much. we'll be speaking with congressman michael grimm whose residents are frustrated at this hour. and turning to another store store making newings . in the cia, at the worst possible time. general david petraeus stepping down an the fbi probe uncovered an affair with a married biographer. >> the affair kale to light in a...
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obama is now saying that the republicans are the ones that want a tax hike, right, the party that you might associate with being anti-tax. because if you do nothing, if you do nothing, we all, that's to congress, we all will pay more tacks next year. if you do what people will seem reasonable, if you give 98% of us -- because that's how many of us don't earn -- joint earners don't earn 250,000, why don't you let most of us keep the tax break that we get now. now, an ideal way of crafting a deficit reduction package, you do all the parts together. if you listen carefully to oh what obama said yesterday, it seems it's trying to, to a degree at least, to lock in the tax cuts to keep them there for most of the people and make the republicans wear the jacket for saying, your tacks went up because of them, not me. >> bill, john boehner said republicans are willing to accept some additional revenues through tax reform. he talked about closing loopholes. is that something, first of all, that can be done and, secondly, even if you do that, how much of a dent is that going to make? >> not enoug
obama is now saying that the republicans are the ones that want a tax hike, right, the party that you might associate with being anti-tax. because if you do nothing, if you do nothing, we all, that's to congress, we all will pay more tacks next year. if you do what people will seem reasonable, if you give 98% of us -- because that's how many of us don't earn -- joint earners don't earn 250,000, why don't you let most of us keep the tax break that we get now. now, an ideal way of crafting a...
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it is the obama turn out. host: does that go away? republicans guest: can hope so. i am sure the democratic party has figured out, we have to repeat this. we have seen what the obama camping can do. we are going to do it again. republicans, they had a republicans, they had a much better effort by the party. i had a turnout party by conservative groups that made millions of calls. it did not produce what they hoped it would. they got a lot of voters out, but obviously not enough. host: i want to take you to a clip of a conservative writer talking about what needs to happen with the republican party. >> the republican national chairman, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, and other republican leaders behind the epic election failure of 2012 should be replaced with leaders more in tune with the conservative base of the republican party. likewise, established republican consultants establishedkarl rove, romney campaign senior advisers, and pollsters should never be hired to run or consult on a national campaign again. nobody would give a dime to the ineffective super pacs li
it is the obama turn out. host: does that go away? republicans guest: can hope so. i am sure the democratic party has figured out, we have to repeat this. we have seen what the obama camping can do. we are going to do it again. republicans, they had a republicans, they had a much better effort by the party. i had a turnout party by conservative groups that made millions of calls. it did not produce what they hoped it would. they got a lot of voters out, but obviously not enough. host: i want to...
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. >> barack obama back at work after his election reached out with republicans today saying he wants to reach a solution but only f the ridges are asked to give more. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenge, but i refuse to accept any approach that is not balanced. i'm not going to ask students and seniors, middle-class families, to pay down the entire deficit while people like me, making over $250,000, are not asked to pay one dime more in taxes. i'm not going to do that. "the very clear word from the newly elected president. what do you think? you have the president inviting congress to the white house next week. is this going to be the meeting where we avoid the fiscal cliff? >> i don't think so. i think republicans and democrats are going to come together to the white house and they will begin their negotiations. this will take a while. it will take a few weeks. democrats and republicans are determined to avoid the fiscal cliff and they both know how important it is. if they do not find a compromise, this would mean a new re
. >> barack obama back at work after his election reached out with republicans today saying he wants to reach a solution but only f the ridges are asked to give more. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenge, but i refuse to accept any approach that is not balanced. i'm not going to ask students and seniors, middle-class families, to pay down the entire deficit while people like me, making over $250,000, are not asked to pay one...
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hours ago the nation's most powerful democrat and republican took their messages to the nation. president obama and house speaker john boehner say they are willing to work with the other to prevent deep spending cuts which could send the country back into a recession. >> on tuesday night we found out that the majority of americans agree with my approach and that means askingthe wealthiest americans to pay a little more in taxes. >> i think it's important for us to come to an agreement with the president. but this is his opportunity to lead. >> and as you know the big issues separating the two parties remains tax cuts. the spokesman says mr. obama will veto any legislation extending tax cuts for or more. boehner says he remains unwilling to raise taxes on the wealthy saying it will hurt small business owners. next week, their first post election negotiations. >> local relief efforts in the wake of super storm sandy have intensified tonight ten days after sandy hit. a fairfax county group is trying to keep the -- help fill the needs of millions in new york and new jersey. live in
hours ago the nation's most powerful democrat and republican took their messages to the nation. president obama and house speaker john boehner say they are willing to work with the other to prevent deep spending cuts which could send the country back into a recession. >> on tuesday night we found out that the majority of americans agree with my approach and that means askingthe wealthiest americans to pay a little more in taxes. >> i think it's important for us to come to an...
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representative davis, david petraeus was as much the republicans' man as he was president obama's, if not more so. does that make this an apolitical issue? i mean if there is such a thing in washington? >> yeah, there's no question he tran senn transcended party lines. tremendous loss to the country. irony here you have the fbi investigating the cia. this is made for movie. but very sad all the way around. >> representative frost, here's something looking ahead. as david petraeus may not be testifying about benghazi next week. however, that investigation will continue. do you have any concerns on how this investigation might evolve for the administration? >> well, the republicans have to be careful. i mean, they're in charge of the house representatives. they'll be in charge of the investigation. they have to be careful not to poe lit size this. it's a legitimate questions about what happened, why the ambassador wasn't better protected. let's find out the truth. but i think making this into a partisan witch hunt doesn't serve anybody's interest. >> okay. let's move onto the fiscal cli
representative davis, david petraeus was as much the republicans' man as he was president obama's, if not more so. does that make this an apolitical issue? i mean if there is such a thing in washington? >> yeah, there's no question he tran senn transcended party lines. tremendous loss to the country. irony here you have the fbi investigating the cia. this is made for movie. but very sad all the way around. >> representative frost, here's something looking ahead. as david petraeus...
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to see that obama is never reelected. but did not happen. so, he has an edge year. he does have leverage. but it will be a long haul. he does need partners. >> mitch mcconnell is on the record as saying that he knows that the election makes some people think that the republicans are going to roll over. agreed to democrat demands that a hike taxes before the end of the year. that does not sound like compromise. >> your definition of compromise is rolling over and excepting higher tax rates. that is the democratic definition of compromise. i would never suggest bias. the president ran -- i will say it -- the most negative campaign. he did not run on his record. he could not. he did not run on a program. there is one thing he got a mandate for, and he now has a mandate to raise the top tax rate on two percent of the population by four points? that is the smallest mandate in american history. >> can i say a vicious truth? -- what the republicans will agreed to, john boehner came out the day after the election with a peace pip
to see that obama is never reelected. but did not happen. so, he has an edge year. he does have leverage. but it will be a long haul. he does need partners. >> mitch mcconnell is on the record as saying that he knows that the election makes some people think that the republicans are going to roll over. agreed to democrat demands that a hike taxes before the end of the year. that does not sound like compromise. >> your definition of compromise is rolling over and excepting higher tax...
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. >>> the other big story in washington, the political maneuvering between president obama and republican leaders in congress. both sides are staking out positions on how to avoid what's being called the "fiscal cliff." cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with the chances of a deal being reached. grace. >> reporter: dana, the pressure is definitely on for the president as well as for congress. if they don't act, those tax hikes begin january 1 and really affect almost everyone. we are talking about $3,000 for the average household. well, today it could be the beginning of the end as there are new signs that there could be wiggle room for a deal. >> i'm not wedded to every detail of my plan. i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. >> everyone wants to get our economy moving again. everyone wants to get more americans back to work again. >> reporter: could this be washington code for a real compromise? a political science expert says exactly what it is. >> and there's a kind of dance taking place in which each side wants to portray itself as the one that's reasonable. >> reporter: tha
. >>> the other big story in washington, the political maneuvering between president obama and republican leaders in congress. both sides are staking out positions on how to avoid what's being called the "fiscal cliff." cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with the chances of a deal being reached. grace. >> reporter: dana, the pressure is definitely on for the president as well as for congress. if they don't act, those tax hikes begin january 1 and really affect almost...
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his name is barack obama. he's in the same mold," says william saletan, "as dwight eisenhower, richard nixon and gerald ford and he stands where the gop used to stand and will be standing once again." now, if you can see the tensions there that people are reading into and out of obama. >> i have a quite different perspective from william saletan. i think that actually president obama in passing his health law really took a big gamble. because he really wanted to complete the project that he saw as having been started, some could say 100 years ago, some could say with lbj with medicare and medicaid, it was very important to him. and so even when it was very clear that he was suffering some political consequences he thought, "it is crucial that we complete the welfare state in this way --" >> i agree with that. >> "and continue to build and enhance it." and i also think that frankly the model of the affordable care act is not in my view very sustainable and i think that over time you're likely to see progressive
his name is barack obama. he's in the same mold," says william saletan, "as dwight eisenhower, richard nixon and gerald ford and he stands where the gop used to stand and will be standing once again." now, if you can see the tensions there that people are reading into and out of obama. >> i have a quite different perspective from william saletan. i think that actually president obama in passing his health law really took a big gamble. because he really wanted to complete...
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when president obama announced that, beltway reporters immediately went to the republican leaders in congress to see what's the official response from that? what's the official republican position on that issue. here's what the reporters were told by the republicans in congress. "senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said that gop lawmakers will wait for mitt romney to take the lead on immigration policy. most members are interested in what romney has to say about this issue and we're going to withhold judgment until that time." mr. romney was not just the de facto leader of the republican party. he was the stated leader of the republican party. now that he's lost the presidency, nobody thinks he's going to continue to play the leader of the republican party. mr. romney is likely to move to la jolla, california, to spend more time with his car elevator. but in his short time as leader of the republican party, when he was their presidential nominee, he made leadership decisions about the party. about what the party looks like to the rest of the country. he made leadership decisions
when president obama announced that, beltway reporters immediately went to the republican leaders in congress to see what's the official response from that? what's the official republican position on that issue. here's what the reporters were told by the republicans in congress. "senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said that gop lawmakers will wait for mitt romney to take the lead on immigration policy. most members are interested in what romney has to say about this issue and we're...
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a president obama, a democratically controlled senate and a republican controlled house. yeah, it buys you exactly what you already had. the democrats increase their senate margin by a couple. the gop might pick up, you know, one or two in the house once the final races are called. of the 11 governor's races from tuesday, one resulted in a party switch. we can safely say it's not a change election. for office holders at least. when i come back down to the ballot measures, change did happen. $1 billion. that's the estimated cost of what was spent on either supporting or opposing ballot measures across the country in 2012. 174 is how many statewide measures voters considered. 1,000 plus is the number of local decisions. a whole lot of voting influenced by a whole lot of money leads me too ask this question. for democrats, will the ends of passing progressive ballot initiatives justify the means of using a disproportionate amount of money to either champion or defeat them. citizens united or campaign finance reform? anyone, is the fire out? >> two initiatives did pass on thi
a president obama, a democratically controlled senate and a republican controlled house. yeah, it buys you exactly what you already had. the democrats increase their senate margin by a couple. the gop might pick up, you know, one or two in the house once the final races are called. of the 11 governor's races from tuesday, one resulted in a party switch. we can safely say it's not a change election. for office holders at least. when i come back down to the ballot measures, change did happen. $1...
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obama was able to win all of them. until republicans can breach that blue wall. what you saw in this election, on the one hand, the evolution of the coalition in terms of democrats understanding who they are and who they represent, but also the ability to transcend that. the real story of this election is -- it is ironic. in many ways, this is the triumph 40 years later of the coalition invasion of young people, minorities, and socially liberal white voters. barack obama won only 36% nationally of white college voters who were the foundation of the coalition from the 1930's to the 1960's. 80% of minorities and 42% of college educated white voters. what he was able to do was to transcend that coalition in those red states. obama was able to put together very distinctive coalitions in the two bands of swing states. there are now two bands of swing states. we have had a series of state come into play. in the southeast. in the southwest. he relied on this new coalition. he had miserable numbers among working-class whites. he was able to win in of young people, minori
obama was able to win all of them. until republicans can breach that blue wall. what you saw in this election, on the one hand, the evolution of the coalition in terms of democrats understanding who they are and who they represent, but also the ability to transcend that. the real story of this election is -- it is ironic. in many ways, this is the triumph 40 years later of the coalition invasion of young people, minorities, and socially liberal white voters. barack obama won only 36% nationally...
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barack obama is one of the greatest politicians in american history. you have to admire this political master and his amazing handicraft. he got that right. republicans who don't believe in evolution are beginning to evolve on one thing. >> romney and ryan were crushed in these demographics. we've got to get rid of the immigration issue all together. it's simple for me to fix it. i think you control the border first. you create a path way for those people that are here. you don't say you got to go home. and that is a position that i've evofld on. because you know what? it's got to be resolved. >> not surprisingly, shaun hannity finds himself sliding into agreement with his boss, the immigrant rupert murdoch who tweeted, election comment republicans have to ignore 5% nativist, embrace hispanics, welcome best asian and european graduates. >> the solution to republican problems with hispanic voters requires but a single policy change. border fence plus amnesty. yes, amnesty. use the word. shock and awe. full legal normalization, just short of citizenship,
barack obama is one of the greatest politicians in american history. you have to admire this political master and his amazing handicraft. he got that right. republicans who don't believe in evolution are beginning to evolve on one thing. >> romney and ryan were crushed in these demographics. we've got to get rid of the immigration issue all together. it's simple for me to fix it. i think you control the border first. you create a path way for those people that are here. you don't say you...
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some things happened in the end, the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having, that probably didn't show up in some of that polling that everyone was looking at. >> so charlie, there have been reports, of course, that mitt romney was shell-shocked -- very difficult to say. i believe that's what cbs reported. others said he didn't see it coming. you've known the man for seven years. what's he going to do now? >> i think he can probably do whatever he wants to do other than be president for the next four years. he's one of the great business leaders, and i think he has a lot to say about the economy, and i hope he keeps speaking about it. >> have you talked to him? >> i haven't. >> not yet. is he sort of just lying low and avoiding everyone right now? >> i know he's met with campaign staff and he's focused on trying to find staff jobs, which is the right thing to do, and i admire that. >> what about you in terms of raising money? any problems raising money? people saying, look, i gave you all this money and my guy didn't win? >> i think every
some things happened in the end, the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having, that probably didn't show up in some of that polling that everyone was looking at. >> so charlie, there have been reports, of course, that mitt romney was shell-shocked -- very difficult to say. i believe that's what cbs reported. others said he didn't see it coming. you've known the man for seven years. what's he going to do now? >> i think he can probably do...
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republicans think, all right, you bought it, want it, president obama doesn't want to compromise. let's go through a recession. 2% growth, stuff like that, it could be really bad, last more than two years. neil: take that out on the republican house? >> who knows. theyonvey -- a lot of times that's down to the president, but the president, with, you know, all the media cheerleading him, has a very good track record on flipping the tables on the republicans. who knows. i can see -- neil: can you prove it? >> i see both sides seeing that as the advantage, letting it blow up. neil: how do you think it works out in the end? >> i think president obama's got the eye on legacy. america will be just fine. i agree with financial times that america is the brightest spot in the world economy. >> i think they are going to cobble -- neil: so where are we going to be at midnight op new year? do you think we'll have cobbled together something? >> something cheap and band-aid style, needle nose pliers and duct tape. >> that would be good. >> well, depending on the committee to clean it up to make
republicans think, all right, you bought it, want it, president obama doesn't want to compromise. let's go through a recession. 2% growth, stuff like that, it could be really bad, last more than two years. neil: take that out on the republican house? >> who knows. theyonvey -- a lot of times that's down to the president, but the president, with, you know, all the media cheerleading him, has a very good track record on flipping the tables on the republicans. who knows. i can see -- neil:...
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some things happened and the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having that probably didn't show up and? some of the pohling that everyone was looking at. >> there have been reports that mitt romney was shell shocked. very difficult to say. others have reported he didn't see this coming, wasn't ready for it. you've known the man for seven years, what's he going to do now? >> i think he can probably do whatever he wants to do, other than be president for the next four years. one of the great business leaders, and i think he has a lot to say about the economy, and i hope he keeps speaking about it. >> have you talked to him about it? >> i haven't. >> just lying low, asiding everyone. >> i know he met with campaign staff, focused on trying to find staff jobs, the right thing to do. i admire that. >> what about you in terms of raising money? any problems? i gave you all this money, and my guy didn't win and -- >> i think everyone is disappoi disappointed, they thought our work was important this is something we invested in. i haven't had a single d
some things happened and the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having that probably didn't show up and? some of the pohling that everyone was looking at. >> there have been reports that mitt romney was shell shocked. very difficult to say. others have reported he didn't see this coming, wasn't ready for it. you've known the man for seven years, what's he going to do now? >> i think he can probably do whatever he wants to do, other than...
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. >> republican congressman peter king is calling on president obama to step up and help some more. he wrote a letter that says, i urge you to personally intervene, to ensure that all appropriate federal assets and authorities are fully deployed to the impacted region, democratic congressman from long island, steve israel has asked andrew cuomo to stall james lee witt as the temporary lipa boss because mr. witt helped to straighten things out for katrina and folks on long island need results. back to you. >> jamie: you know who one of the people on long island is that actually lost power until recently is congressman peter king and he's going to join us, actually to tell us. you're right, he's fed up. >> reporter: he knows what he's talking about. he's living it. >> jamie: absolutely, and so hard here, peter. thanks for your report, keep us posted. >> reporter: will do. >> kelly: it has been hard here, drivers in parts of new york and new jersey are dealing with gas rationing. in new york city and on long island, odd-even rationing started just yesterday. the storm knocked out power
. >> republican congressman peter king is calling on president obama to step up and help some more. he wrote a letter that says, i urge you to personally intervene, to ensure that all appropriate federal assets and authorities are fully deployed to the impacted region, democratic congressman from long island, steve israel has asked andrew cuomo to stall james lee witt as the temporary lipa boss because mr. witt helped to straighten things out for katrina and folks on long island need...
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. >> it's a political argument, republicans say let it go and obama won it, bought it. >> give him the tax hike. >> let him do it. >> neil: they've got to get something in return. >> let it happen and obama's coming back and a lot of people think he's going to do this i'll let it happen, quick dirty big time dirty recession first year in office and then the deficit-- >> and then adam, i'll point out that the president obama's people are reaching out to people in the business community, on wall street and staying that you know, they're willing to compromise and that they are serious about dealing with the deficit. this is what they're-- >> and i agree with that, charles payne, not just because of these states passed the marijuana referendum so it's not just me suiting up. i do, i do believe there is a greater good that both sides are pursuing. i know i sound a little naive, but i see it in the demeanor that john boehner is trying to take, the approach the president is trying to talk and it could easily shatter and agree with what my guests have said here, but i like to think that one wa
. >> it's a political argument, republicans say let it go and obama won it, bought it. >> give him the tax hike. >> let him do it. >> neil: they've got to get something in return. >> let it happen and obama's coming back and a lot of people think he's going to do this i'll let it happen, quick dirty big time dirty recession first year in office and then the deficit-- >> and then adam, i'll point out that the president obama's people are reaching out to people...
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obama there, 60%. the president had 60%. governor romney had 37%. matt, what can republicans do to reconnect with young americans in this country? >> well, for one, the party has got to evolve on social issues. like i said earlier with the ballot initiatives, by a margin of over 60%, young people support same-sex marriage, marijuana legalization and two, they have to recognize that our generation is actual lay diverse one. states like california are now majority minority states. and until they realize that, they're going to have to message and go after younger people and realize that the landscape of the electorate is changing from an image perspective. and three, they have to actually trust science and facts. global warming is a real issue. the bls statistics are real data. and the fact that we debate that there are two sides to facts all the time and we don't necessarily look at them. look at the statements about rape and the women's bodies reaction to it. it's ridiculous to the average young people. we're a pragmatic generation. we look at facts
obama there, 60%. the president had 60%. governor romney had 37%. matt, what can republicans do to reconnect with young americans in this country? >> well, for one, the party has got to evolve on social issues. like i said earlier with the ballot initiatives, by a margin of over 60%, young people support same-sex marriage, marijuana legalization and two, they have to recognize that our generation is actual lay diverse one. states like california are now majority minority states. and until...
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when president obama announced that, beltway reporters immediately went to the republican leaders in congress to see what's the official response from that? what's the official republican position on that issue. here's what the reporters were told by the republicans in congress. "senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said that gop lawmakers will wait for mitt romney to take the lead on immigration policy. most members are interested in what romney has to say about this issue and we're going to withhold judgment until that time." mr. romney was not just the de facto leader of the republican party. he was the stated leader of the republican party. now that he's lost the presidency, nobody thinks he's going to continue to play the leader of the republican party. mr. romney is likely to move to la jolla, california, to spend more time with his car elevator. but in his short time as leader of the republican party, when he was their presidential nominee, he made leadership decisions about the party. about what the party looks like to the rest of the country. he made leadership decisions
when president obama announced that, beltway reporters immediately went to the republican leaders in congress to see what's the official response from that? what's the official republican position on that issue. here's what the reporters were told by the republicans in congress. "senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said that gop lawmakers will wait for mitt romney to take the lead on immigration policy. most members are interested in what romney has to say about this issue and we're...